The neurobiology of brain and cognitive reserve: Mental and physical activity as modulators of brain disorders

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-382

  Nithianantharajah, Jess ^a,b   Hannan, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult neurogenesis; Brain disorders; Brain reserve; Cognitive reserve; Environment enrichment; Exercise; Experience dependent plasticity; Mental activity; Neurological diseases; Physical activity; Psychiatric disorders; Synaptic plasticity; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; ENVIROMIMETICS; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTROPHIN; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; BRAIN AND COGNITIVE RESERVE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHROMATIN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE STIMULATION; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPIGENETICS; EXERCISE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; COGNITION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 70450223117     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2009.10.001     Document Type: Review

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